Barach Obama's Speech on Race: "A More Perfect Union"
On March 18, 2008, Barack Obama, a Democratic candidate running in the 2009 Presidential Election, presented a speech to his country on a topic that is rather neglected in the lives and thoughts of many Americans today. That topic was Race. Some people would not agree with the ideas Obama focused on, but, for the most part, I definitely do. His main point of the speech was to imply to Americans that we can change for the better; we can form a “more perfect union” (hence the title of his speech). He wants America to change from its past thoughts and ideas like slavery, for example. Racism is evident in far more situations than just slavery. I think a point he was trying to raise is that we all need to be aware of the little situations where we are unknowingly being racist or prejudice, whether it is calling someone of a different race a rude name or stereotypically assuming something about a person. If we are able to realize what these situations are, we can learn to become more respectful towards others and prevent horrible situations like slavery or just everyday foul remarks from happening again. One of my favorite parts from Obama’s speech is when he states, “Understanding is reality.” That is how our country can change.
In Barack Obama’s speech, he mentions the sermons his Reverend gave in church. I know there has been much negative political talk on how Obama considers his Reverend as a guide, especially with the ideas evident in the speeches he gave. Barack’s church leader, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, publicized his theories of America being racist and even called them responsible for 9/11. However, Obama clearly states in his speech on March 18 that he did not agree with many and most of the ideas his pastor spoke of, but he was motivated by him and how openly he shared his opinions on race. Not many people talk about race nowadays; so, I can see why Obama liked that Reverend Wright chose to preach about it, even though it was in church. Barack states in his speech that racist people and people of different races are part of America, and they are part of country that he loves.I think he gave this speech to be a good leader, not as our President, but as a teacher and theorist. He mentions briefly how he chose to run for president, hoping that he can resolve the union’s problems and move in better directions. These issues he brings up are important to all of our lives, in that we can be better people towards ourselves and others.
Barach Obama's Speech on Race: "A More Perfect Union"
On March 18, 2008, Barack Obama, a Democratic candidate running in the 2009 Presidential Election, presented a speech to his country on a topic that is rather neglected in the lives and thoughts of many Americans today. That topic was Race. Some people would not agree with the ideas Obama focused on, but, for the most part, I definitely do. His main point of the speech was to imply to Americans that we can change for the better; we can form a “more perfect union” (hence the title of his speech). He wants America to change from its past thoughts and ideas like slavery, for example. Racism is evident in far more situations than just slavery. I think a point he was trying to raise is that we all need to be aware of the little situations where we are unknowingly being racist or prejudice, whether it is calling someone of a different race a rude name or stereotypically assuming something about a person. If we are able to realize what these situations are, we can learn to become more respectful towards others and prevent horrible situations like slavery or just everyday foul remarks from happening again. One of my favorite parts from Obama’s speech is when he states, “Understanding is reality.” That is how our country can change.
In Barack Obama’s speech, he mentions the sermons his Reverend gave in church. I know there has been much negative political talk on how Obama considers his Reverend as a guide, especially with the ideas evident in the speeches he gave. Barack’s church leader, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, publicized his theories of America being racist and even called them responsible for 9/11. However, Obama clearly states in his speech on March 18 that he did not agree with many and most of the ideas his pastor spoke of, but he was motivated by him and how openly he shared his opinions on race. Not many people talk about race nowadays; so, I can see why Obama liked that Reverend Wright chose to preach about it, even though it was in church. Barack states in his speech that racist people and people of different races are part of America, and they are part of country that he loves. I think he gave this speech to be a good leader, not as our President, but as a teacher and theorist. He mentions briefly how he chose to run for president, hoping that he can resolve the union’s problems and move in better directions. These issues he brings up are important to all of our lives, in that we can be better people towards ourselves and others.